Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-02-15
TUESDAY. rEBRuARY 10. 1887.
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Ine Presldsn tai Ferscass.

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Tho Presidsntial Forecast.
What 10 called the solid south has
lBS electoral votea They have been
called "solid" beosuse they always vote
together for Democrst for President
or for Democrats for Go 7ernors Of
Htstss. This always gave the Demo-
~r,ts 1853 votes sure TO start with In the
xsoe to gain . Democratic President
A. there ere 401 electors In the electoral
college Dol 10 majority, and the score
163 votes the Democrats have had to
seart With, only left them 48 more to
contest for in the eastern, northern and
western States, commonly called the
ssNorth."
The north has 248 votes in the eleoto-
Eal college, As moro than necessary 70
elect President. But the North never
has been practically solid for the Re.
publican party except In the Greeley
campaign Of 1872 whom General Grant
carried all the Northern States and .
large number OF the Southern States ~
we'll. While the Republicans have
been practtcAlIy deDerred nom the
South the Democrats nave nsd open
and fair contests IN the Noftn ana nave
always been enabled Win the eAoep-
eon noted, 70 carry eitner new Jersey,
New York, Connecticut, or Indians,
and - in the last campaign they car
ried all Of them and elected their can.
dida.e. These States voting with the
soIiu oo1en s~s0 'no Dowoo.ss ~
c.ooN.s' vUsee, 20 mo 10 az. a.'a ,aos -.
o'cos. n az uoo. sn' s no,u ,ooA o av~,
soes sasn ~ montne ye'oIe srosnoi
H s.ueI ''oo''ou .,.,.S lila
So"ss ' go ~, .,s..ossI 80. "a go.
s~os. s.. 10 1850 &c., 49, Ala ~
80 80 ' -. Iii 20 s.s 49, s - A.. 80
IT,. y ~ - " oo. -. WI. ah. 80.
49, to-. ,stan n,acs ~, Iii, h.vs !.
asse s'noe 'sAou plsoo Inv MI ncvo
s a apun t snH nn",h 80 .orph Nv,
III, -. 80. 49,. .tas,., h.sr,nm n,
80 Na",S &c. -. 49, 80 -. ~
Hs o...o. - ,ha o.r sn. " IsaA NJ.
M,s.n - s.o oo -,~ y. 49, 1,oo
1 o, ~. '.on o' So 49, y
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s,,." =. ., Ss' .aoSs~ ~. ~
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Tut osnno' We o'un o' apoI wsA su ,y
aa. NO. o.o' ~
en' uom LOT Wv LIT.
osnot osAee snA' nae lnv'oSeeu noi Domo'
U..uc majority SINGS 1uo isss If1siuen
baAi eiocAon wnen sue gsve olo'oisnu
nsJoti'y OF f'aiz' Az tine Governor
olecsion lass november sne gave
1emoSraho Governor o,pav majority
New jersey may therefore be reasona
oiy expected TO vote In 1883 az she dit
In 1854.
Connecticut In 1884, gave the Demo
Gratis majority OF 1886, and last fal
gave the same majority OF 1893,
small Increase 1t is true, but suficien
TO show that Connecticut cannot be d.
pended upon TO vote any other way i
1883.
Bat nov we come to ; State In who
there has been real change OF polislci
sentiment Indiana in 1884 gave Clevt
hand, for President, = majority Of I, $50.
At the el7csion last November she r.
versed Ler political status and gave
Repu DlicAn majority OF 1924, gein
the Republicans OF 1910. As Indian
IL wedged In between Ohio and Illinois
noth stsunch Republican States, hi
hepuDlican majority Is more likely
grow than TO diminish. Indiana, thel
OF the TOUR n orthern Democratic Stat
thae voted ior DemocraHc PresideI
IN 1854, may reasonably Dc expected
vose iof hepuoiican PRESIDENT In leo
ana Will Iednce the Northern eiector
OSmociaac vote 10 OIL. But this wou
sun Isii TOUR votes short OF elecsing
nepu"ican rresioent py me Northel
Da.os' hore are tney 70 Do gov IRON
n From 'ne SooInern STATES, OF cour'
t u' hAve tneIe Deen any changes
uo ooutn sns. VIII warrant DELL
snAS 'ne hspooiiosns wiz get even u
Ivu. WOES neeueuf we answer gu
PnsNSAiy IN Tue amrmsave. fhe
nave peeh changes IN Inc south mo
sulc.liy III ,avor OF the hepuoiica'
:nah .hose "nioh nave Drought inniai
s' 'ne nepuoaioah column.
virginia IA 1908 only oeieAted bialI
W o.ovo oau majority a year afte
wArus' IN tne contest ior Governor, 81
gave Dsmocrauc maturity OF lo,oO
put iAst year an entire revolution toC
place and the Republicans carried
sne congressional vote by 0 majority
,ooo and elected six OF the ten Col
gressmen. The Republicans and Lab
men com ined carried the Seventh di
~ rk ND If.gt